Brazil plea-bargain testimony says President Michel Temer took $4.6 million in bribes

Brazil's
President Michel Temer speaks at the Planalto Palace in
BrasiliaThomson
Reuters

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court released
plea-bargain testimony on Friday that includes accusations
President Michel Temer received 15 million reais ($4.6 million)
in bribes in 2014 before he took office from executives of
meatpacking giant JBS SA.

The testimony also claims former President Luiz Inacio Lula da
Silva received $50 million in bribes in offshore accounts from
JBS, while ex-President Dilma Rousseff took $30 million in bribes
in offshore accounts.

Lawyers for Lula did not immediately respond to requests for
comment. A lawyer for Rousseff could not immediately be located.
Both former leaders have repeatedly proclaimed their innocence.

(Reporting by Brad Brooks; Editing by Daniel Flynn)

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